What league does KooKoo U20 play in?

KooKoo U20 play in the U20 SM-sarja.

When was KooKoo U20 founded?

KooKoo U20 was founded in 1965 in Kouvola, FIN, Finland.

Where is KooKoo U20 based?

KooKoo U20 is based in Kouvola, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KooKoo U20?

The head coach of KooKoo U20 is Matias Ikonen.

Who is the captain of KooKoo U20?

The captain of KooKoo U20 is Matej Belohlav.

What arena does KooKoo U20 play in?

KooKoo U20 play their home games at Kouvolan jäähalli in Kouvola, FIN.

What are the team colors of KooKoo U20?

The team colors of KooKoo U20 are Black + Orange + White.

KooKoo U20

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2026-2027 KooKoo U20 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#53	Samuel Heikkinen (G)	17	2009	Kouvola, FIN	6'2"	165	L	Junior
	#32	Jesse Tuomainen (G)	19	2006	Iitti, FIN	6'0"	179	L	Junior
	#35	August Uutela (G)	16	2010	Lappeenranta, FIN	5'9"	152	L	Junior
DEFENSEMEN
		Juho Haapakoski (D)	18	2008	Kiiminki, FIN	6'2"	187	L	Junior
	#55	Topi Hermunen (D)	19	2007	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	185	L	Junior
	#43	Hugo Hänninen (D)	18	2008	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	192	L	Junior
	#7	Nooa Järvenpää (D)	18	2008	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	190	L	Junior
	#9	Marek Kaarna (D)	19	2007	Espoo, FIN	5'10"	198	L	Junior
	#71	Santeri Kuusisto (D)	20	2005	Vaasa, FIN	5'9"	174	R	Junior
	#6	Heikki Peipinen (D)	20	2006	Kirkkonummi, FIN	6'0"	192	L	Junior
	#8	Kalle Pirhonen (D)	19	2006	Kouvola, FIN	5'11"	179	L	Junior
	#26	Niko Rajala (D)"A"	20	2006	Vantaa, FIN	6'0"	181	L	Junior
	#37	Väinö Vähämaa (D)	18	2008	Kouvola, FIN	6'0"	170	L	Junior
FORWARDS
	#89	Matej Belohlav (C)"C"	21	2005	Hluboka nad Vltavou, CZE	6'3"	194	R	26/27+1
	#72	Marc Bissig (C)	18	2007	St. Moritz, SUI	6'0"	165	L	Junior
	#34	Matti Butkovskiy (LW)"A"	20	2006	Mikkeli, FIN	6'2"	194	L	26/27+1
	#90	Péter Horváth-Terták (C/RW)	18	2008	Budapest, HUN	5'11"	159	L	Junior
	#2	Oiva Juntunen (F)	18	2008	Vantaa, FIN	6'1"	216	L	Junior
	#23	Santtu Kansikas (F)	19	2007	Kouvola, FIN	6'1"	185	L	Junior
	#11	Eemeli Kantanen (RW)"A"	21	2005	Alajärvi, FIN	5'9"	176	L	Junior
		Eevertti Kantanen (F)	18	2008	Alajärvi, FIN	6'1"	179	L	Junior
	#47	Alex Kärkkäinen (C/W)	19	2007	Jyväskylä, FIN	5'10"	168	R	Junior
	#21	Mikael Liukkonen (F)	20	2006	Hamina, FIN	6'2"	190	L	Junior
	#3	Nemo Mäenpää (F)	19	2007	Vantaa, FIN	6'1"	207	R	Junior
	#22	Joonas Mänty (F)	19	2007	Nurmijärvi, FIN	5'11"	176	L	Junior
	#15	Onni Pietiläinen (F)	19	2007	Kouvola, FIN	6'0"	187	R	Junior
	#86	Eetu Pätilä (LW)	17	2008	Kouvola, FIN	5'10"	163	L	Junior
	#19	Roope Rajala (LW/RW)"A"	20	2006	Ylöjärvi, FIN	5'11"	205	L	Junior
	#20	Riko Salutskij (F)	17	2008	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	165	L	Junior
	#12	Eemil Sivu (F)	18	2007	Tampere, FIN	6'2"	203	L	Junior

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 17Av Age: 18.73 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 181 lbsCompare with other teams »

2026-2027 KooKoo U20 Staff

Head CoachMatias Ikonen
Asst. CoachToni Ruotsalainen
Goaltending CoachSamuli Seppänen
Team ManagerJanne Tuomainen
Conditioning CoachManu Lähteenmäki
Equipment ManagerTapani Airikka
Equipment ManagerMika Kallio
Equipment ManagerOskari Lehtinen
Equipment ManagerKari Matila
Equipment ManagerHarri Niskanen
Strength & Conditioning CoachMatti Saukko

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2026-2027 KooKoo U20 Captains

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KooKoo U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Black + Orange + White
Town: Kouvola, FIN Map
Founded: 1965

2026-2027 KooKoo U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
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Experience

KooKoo U20: 748 GP
Liiga: 8 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

AaKoo (III-divisioona)
HKKJ U18 (U18 II-divisioona)
HKKJ U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
KooKoo (Liiga)
KooKoo U18 (U18 Mestis)
KooKoo/IiHoo U20 (U20 Suomi-sarja)
Titaanit (Suomi-sarja)
ValKi (III-divisioona)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Kouvolan jäähalli
Location: Kouvola, FIN
Capacity: 6 200
Construction Year: 1982

KooKoo U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/26/2026 09:00 AM UTC	KooKoo U20	Kärpät U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/20/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Jukurit U20	KooKoo U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/19/2026 11:00 AM UTC	KooKoo U20	Ässät U20	-	U20 SM-sarja
09/05/2026 01:00 PM UTC	KooKoo U20	SaiPa U20	3 - 6	U20 SM-sarja
09/04/2026 02:00 PM UTC	SaiPa U20	KooKoo U20	3 - 2 (OT 64:56)	U20 SM-sarja

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KooKoo U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	1	-	0	1	5	9	1	0.5	16	-
2025-2026	U20 SM-sarja	44	13	18	-	9	4	116	121	61	1.39	13	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	U20 SM-sarja	44	15	15	-	11	3	131	127	70	1.59	7	First round loss
2023-2024	U20 SM-sarja	38	25	10	-	2	1	144	94	80	2.11	1	Bronze game loss
2022-2023	U20 SM-sarja	45	21	13	-	8	3	169	120	82	1.82	5	Quarterfinal loss
	U20 SM-sarja	23	15	6	-	2	0	102	50	49	2.13	3	Final group
2021-2022	U20 SM-sarja	26	18	4	-	4	0	125	57	62	2.38	1	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	19	5	12	-	1	1	45	77	18	0.95	17	Final group
2020-2021	U20 SM-sarja	23	5	18	-	1	1	36	96	15	0.65	18	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-sarja	23	5	18	-	1	1	36	96	15	0.65	18	Final group
2019-2020	U20 SM-liiga	18	11	5	-	0	2	66	43	35	1.94	3	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	34	13	21	-	2	3	81	120	40	1.18	14	Final group
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga	18	5	9	-	3	1	51	50	22	1.22	6	Did not make playoffs
	U20 SM-liiga	34	11	19	-	3	1	95	133	40	1.18	14	Final group
2017-2018	U20 SM-liiga	53	17	25	-	9	2	137	161	71	1.34	9	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U20 SM-liiga	35	12	14	-	7	2	100	105	52	1.49	8	Final group
2016-2017	U20 SM-liiga	48	10	24	-	9	5	126	153	53	1.1	14	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga	50	8	34	-	0	8	108	184	32	0.64	16	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	U20 Mestis	38	19	14	-	1	4	142	129	63	1.66	4	-
	U20 Mestis	44	22	16	-	2	4	169	146	74	1.68	3	No playoffs held
	U20 Mestis	24	14	8	-	0	2	96	76	44	1.83	4	-
2013-2014	U20 Mestis	50	35	9	-	4	2	242	129	115	2.3	1	-
	U20 Mestis	44	32	7	-	3	2	218	108	104	2.36	2	-
	U20 Mestis	30	22	5	-	2	1	162	74	71	2.37	3	-
2011-2012	U20 I-div	7	3	3	-	0	1	31	26	10	1.43	5	Promoted
	U20 I-div	28	13	9	-	4	2	117	98	49	1.75	3	-
2010-2011	U20 I-div	28	18	7	3	-	-	105	76	39	1.39	3	-
	U20 I-div	7	5	2	0	-	-	23	14	10	1.43	1	-
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga	10	1	8	-	0	1	27	63	4	0.4	6	Relegated
2008-2009	U20 I-div	22	10	8	4	-	-	83	73	24	1.09	4	No playoffs held

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Aleksi Honkanen (F)	2026-2027	Jää-Ahmat	II-divisioona	1	0	4	4	0
2.	Roope Tossavainen (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo	Champions HL	4	2	1	3	0
3.	Viljami Savolainen (D)	2026-2027	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	1	2	3	0
4.	Robin Huttunen (F)	2026-2027	HPK U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	1	2	3	27
5.	Simo Heinonen (F)	2026-2027	Ketterä	Mestis	2	0	3	3	0
6.	Ron Gustafsson (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	2	2	0	2	0
7.	Samuli Niinisaari (D)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Liiga	2	2	0	2	0
8.	Niklas Savolainen (D)	2026-2027	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	2	0	2	2
9.	Manu Mäkelä (F)	2026-2027	KooKoo	Liiga	2	1	1	2	0
10.	Miro Hölli (F)	2026-2027	LeKi	Suomi-sarja	2	1	1	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	18.73
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.58
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.58
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.55
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	19.45

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikko Sierman (F)	157	69	116	185
2.	Elmeri Kotro (F)	120	83	90	173
3.	Simo Heinonen (F)	139	77	72	149
4.	Jesse Koskinen (F)	109	51	77	128
5.	Akseli Mäkinen (F)	148	54	65	119

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Elmeri Kotro (F)	120	83	90	173
2.	Simo Heinonen (F)	139	77	72	149
3.	Mikko Sierman (F)	157	69	116	185
4.	Niki Koskinen (F)	140	57	53	110
5.	Akseli Mäkinen (F)	148	54	65	119

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikko Sierman (F)	157	69	116	185
2.	Elmeri Kotro (F)	120	83	90	173
3.	Jesse Koskinen (F)	109	51	77	128
4.	Simo Heinonen (F)	139	77	72	149
5.	Ossi-Petteri Jaakola (F)	153	41	71	112

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jesse Lustberg (D)	91	23	85	248
2.	Tommi-Petteri Torvinen (D)	47	18	39	178
3.	Erno Hakkarainen (F)	69	16	28	170
4.	Mikko Tarkiainen (D)	78	30	60	169
5.	Samuli Liila (D)	116	9	44	169

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Santeri Salminen (F)	189	43	54	97
2.	Pietari Koskelainen (F)	172	49	62	111
3.	Jesse Niinisaari (F)	171	17	28	45
4.	Eemil Savolainen (D)	165	4	30	34
5.	Mikko Sierman (F)	157	69	116	185

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jani-Petteri Helenius (F)	2	1	5	2.50
2.	Timo Nurmberg (F)	22	21	47	2.14
3.	Petteri Sihvonen (F)	51	41	107	2.10
4.	Ari Pelli (F)	38	40	79	2.08
5.	Miihkali Teppo (D)	1	0	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Elmeri Kotro (F)	2012-2013	42	38	78
2.	Mikko Sierman (F)	2013-2014	49	32	74
3.	Ari Pelli (F)	1986-1987	28	35	68
4.	Verneri Ahonen (F)	2023-2024	44	14	68
5.	Simo Heinonen (F)	2023-2024	36	35	62

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Elmeri Kotro (F)	2012-2013	42	38	78
2.	Ari Pelli (F)	1986-1987	28	35	68
3.	Simo Heinonen (F)	2023-2024	36	35	62
4.	Mikko Sierman (F)	2013-2014	49	32	74
5.	Akseli Mäkinen (F)	2021-2022	41	29	49

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Verneri Ahonen (F)	2023-2024	44	54	68
2.	Mikko Sierman (F)	2013-2014	49	42	74
3.	Elmeri Kotro (F)	2012-2013	42	40	78
4.	Mikko Sierman (F)	2012-2013	39	38	57
5.	Manu Mäkelä (F)	2024-2025	42	38	57

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jarno Lehtinen (D)	1995-1996	32	28	117
2.	Turo Tallinen (D)	2018-2019	51	20	93
3.	Markus Piispanen (F)	2005-2006	28	31	86
4.	Lassi Raitanen (D)	2014-2015	36	38	85
5.	Antti Ahola (F)	1999-2000	25	26	84